GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
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